Staff Reporter.
AmaZulu head coach Romain Folz has revealed details surrounding the sudden departure of club’s most experienced players last week.
Folz said to have given the green light for the release of Ramahlwe Mphahlele (33) and Keagan Buchanan (31), a decision that has surprised many considering the duo’s importance in the team.
Buchanan featured 19 times for Usuthu in all competitions, his last appearance being in the embarrassing Nedbank Cup exit at the hands of lowly Dondol Stars, where he received his marching orders.
For Mphahlele, it seemed to be a season of re-establishment as he made 22 appearances for the Kwazulu Natal-based club, but he was axed from its immediate plans by the club.
Folz has now revealed that the decision made by him and the club are based on an attempt to advance the club’s plans.
“We decided to let them go elsewhere as I believe it is best for the team and best for the club,” Folz told the media.
He then added: “I’m not sending any specific message based on the situation alone. I’m sending the same message that I’ve always sent… since I arrived. I always do what is best for the team and that’s my only priority.
“We have a clear vision of where we want to go. It is a process where things don’t happen immediately. So, you have to make decisions and we go in a way we are looking to go. We follow the steps to the project that we want to set.”
Amazulu currently occupies 10th spot on the DStv premiership log and have won two of their past ten league matches, losing three and drawing the other five, putting them closer to the relegation zone than to the top four that the club had envisioned.